Development Plan for Byblos

A focus on the past and an understanding of the present were the two
basic imperatives in the urban planning of Byblos (now Jubayl) In regard to the
past, three elements were considered: reserves for archaeological excavations,
the organisation of visitor tours and of parking facilities, and clearance
around them so that they can be shown to advantage. Present growth would entail
the need for circulation routes to the centre of town so it could be developed,
with a railway and a highway together so as not to fragment the larger city. Two
recreational zones, one at the North beach, the other at the South beach were
foreseen in the plan.